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Florida Department of Environmental Protection The Department of Environmental Protection is the lead agency in state government for environmental management and stewardship and is one of the more diverse agencies in state government, protecting our air, water, and land. The Department is divided into three primary areas: Regulatory Programs, Land and Recreation and Planning and Management. Florida's environmental priorities include restoring America's Everglades, improving air quality, restoring and protecting the water quality in our springs, lakes, rivers and coastal waters, conserving environmentally-sensitive lands and providing citizens and visitors with recreational opportunities, now and in the future.		Tip of the Week Clean Boating Florida’s one million registered boats provide one million opportunities for boaters to protect water quality and the quality of our aquatic lifestyle, both at the dock and on the ...more
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Green Lodging Program Grows to 650 Properties - 09/02/10 Celebrate September as Florida Literacy Month in a State Park - 09/01/10 DEP Announces Pitch In-Pump Out Campaign Promoting the Clean Vessel Act Grant Program - 08/24/10 DEP’s Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reports Mid-Season Record for Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nests - 08/20/10 Bradenton Yacht Club Dives Into DEP’s Clean Marina Program - 08/20/10 Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Hosts 75th Anniversary Celebration Event - 08/16/10 Back to School Tax Holiday Turns Green with DEP Collection at Governor's Square Mall - 08/14/10 State Grant Program Provides $300,000 to Local Parks - 08/06/10 DEP’s Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve Receives Conservation Grants - 08/04/10 DEP’s Easy as One Campaign in the Running for $25K Pepsi Refresh Grant - 08/03/10 View all press releases	The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant program’s Pitch In-Pump Out campaign encourages marinas and boaters to keep Florida’s waterways clean through proper disposal of boater sewage. Marine facilities can apply for CVA grants that reimburse 75 percent of the total costs of approved pumpout projects and boaters can learn more ways to protect waterways at the Pitch In-Pump Out website, www.PitchIn-Pumpout.com. View video featuring Captain Rick Murphy, the official spokesperson for Pitch In-Pump Out. Read press release.

Last updated: September 02, 2010

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